Software Accounting
Resume:
DONNA CLAWSON
Phoenix, Arizona 85013
Email: *********@***.***
OBJECTIVE
Position incorporating accounting, finance, information systems and problem
resolution in a challenging, high energy workplace that encourages creative
thinking and personal growth
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
Professional background in accounting, financial analysis and information
systems
Extensive experience in identifying, researching and resolving reconciliation
issues
Strength in recognizing and analyzing errors in software applications and
working with programmers to correct problems
Advanced Excel skills, experience writing SQL data queries and Crystal Reports
Experience in developing, enhancing and documenting departmental procedures
Extremely detail oriented and often asked to review colleagues' work for
accuracy
EXPERIENCE
Business Consultant - Miscellaneous Experience
1994-Present
Designed and implemented invoicing system using advanced spreadsheet functions
and macros eliminating the need for custom program
Discovered multiple programming and reporting errors in finance company's
proprietary loan servicing system while posting monthly journal entries and
worked extensively with programmer to correct errors
Setup accounting system for medical practice and trained owner on accounting
software
Investors Mortgage Holdings, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ
2006-2007
Fund Operations Manager / Controller
Responsible for daily and monthly recording and reporting of all Fund activity
and the monthly compilation, preparation and disbursement of Fund member
distributions
Maintained all notes receivable activity, calculated monthly interest,
generated interest invoices, prepared note statements and helped borrowers
reconcile note activity as requested
Hands on manager of all accounting department activities including general
ledger postings, accounts payable, accounts receivable, account
reconciliations, payroll and quarterly profitability distributions
Prepared monthly financial statements and supporting documentation
Verified approximately two years of general ledger activity, generated
financial statements and created all supporting documentation using only a
data file to prepare for 3 year audit by independent accounting firm
Ran dual accounting systems for approximately 90 days while new software was
evaluated
Developed and/or enhanced procedures for all areas of responsibility
Coordinated year-end audit
DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
2002-2005
Senior Financial Analyst
Monitored key performance indicators, generated staffing reports for Director
of Human Resources, prepared analysis reports for retail sector of business
for monthly board meetings and created miscellaneous ad hoc reports using SQL
and Excel VBA
Resolved complex reconciling issues by working with the payroll, treasury and
accounting departments to identify posting and procedural errors and trained
accounting staff to identify discrepancies and resolve them each month
DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc. (continued)
Reduced time required to prepare assigned board reports by over 85% using SQL
queries
Administered corporate bonus programs for over 2,000 employees
Calculated monthly bonus and loan loss accruals for accounting
Informally trained co-workers on advanced excel functions to help improve
productivity
Developed and documented daily, weekly and monthly procedures for position
Assisted with annual budget
Cygnet Dealer Finance, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
1997-2001
Vice President - Special Projects
Managed staff of nine reconcilers and payment processors
Responsible for balancing SHAW System to various loan systems including
identifying, researching and resolving all differences
Discovered error in accrued interest calculation for loans transferred from
proprietary loan servicing system to SHAW System after conversion team signed
off on project
Identified unpaid interest carry forward error in payment processing module of
software package company acquired and assisted in the redesign and testing of
the software
Located Rule of 78 interest calculation error in a third party loan servicer's
system while working with servicer's programmer to correct conversion errors
and validated new calculation
Identified data integrity issues with proprietary loan funding software and
worked with programmers to correct data and modify code to prevent future
errors
Analyzed electronic data available from credit bureaus and determined
appropriate data to download and use to populate fields in proprietary
underwriting module and documented the results for programmers in data
dictionary format
Designed and enhanced reports for multiple software applications using Crystal
Reports
Identified, researched and resolved accounting differences generated by
participation feature of loan servicing software
Created spreadsheet to calculate annual depreciation expense for corporate tax
return after assets deleted from fixed asset software
Assumed responsibilities of company controller during wind down of company
Verde Investments, Inc., Tucson, AZ
1994-1997
Accountant
Set up general ledgers, closed 15 accounting periods, prepared financial
statements and created all supporting schedules in 90 days
Prepared journal entries and generated monthly financial reports
Processed in-house payroll
Prepared sales tax reports, payroll tax reports, 1099's and W-2s
Reconciled bank accounts, intercompany accounts and assisted other departments
with difficult general ledger account reconciliations
Trained accounts payable clerk on MAS 90 A/P module
Supported on-site apartment managers with AMSI property management software
Prepared annual budget
Assisted with annual audits
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Arizona, Tucson,
AZ
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
QuickBooks, CODA Financials, Solomon, MAS 90, Quicken, Money Counts, Excel,
Word, Access, Power Point, SQL, Crystal Reports, AMSI (DOS Version), SHAW
Systems, Dealer Management Software (DMS)
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